Publications

Walker, T.J., Pfledderer, C.D., Craig, D.W., Robertson, M.C., Heredia, N., Bartholomew, J.B. Elementary school staff perspectives on the implementation of physical activity approaches in practice: An explanatory mixed-methods study. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1193442

von Klinggraeff, L., Burkart, S., Pfledderer, C.D., Nishat M.N.S., Armstrong, B., Weaver, R.G., McLain, A.C., Beets, M.W. (2023). Scientists’ perception of pilot study quality was influenced by statistical significance and study design. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.05.011

Pfledderer, C.D., von Klinggraeff, L., Burkart, S., Wolfenden, L., Ioannidis, J.P.A., & Beets, M.W. (2023). Feasibility indicators in obesity-related behavioral intervention preliminary studies: A historical scoping review. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01270-w

Beets, M.W., Weaver, R.G., Ioannidis, J.A., Pfledderer, C.D., Jones, A., von Klinggraeff, L., & Armstrong, B. (2023). Influence of pilot and small trials in meta-analyses of behavioral interventions: a meta-epidemiological study. Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02184-7

Beets, M.W., Pfledderer, C.D., von Klinggraeff, L., Burkart, S., & Armstrong, B. (2022). Fund behavioral science like the frameworks we endorse: The case for increased funding of preliminary studies by the National Institutes of Health. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01179-w

Pfledderer, C.D., Beets, M.W., Burkart, S., Adams, E.L., Weaver, R.G., Zhu, X., & Armstrong, B. (2022). Impact of virtual vs. in-person school on children meeting the 24-hour movement guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811211   

Pfledderer, C.D., Gren, L.H., Frost, C.J., Andrulis, I.L., Chung, W.K., Genkinger, J., Glendon, G., John, E.M., Terry, M., & Daly, M.B. (2022). Women’s thoughts on receiving and sharing genetic information. Journal of Genetic Counseling. http://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1599  

Pfledderer, C.D., Kwon, S., Strehli, I., Byun, W., & Burns, R.D. (2022). The effects of playground interventions on accelerometer-assessed physical activity in pediatric populations: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063445

Pfledderer, C.D., Bai, Y., Brusseau, T.A., Burns, R.D., & King Jensen, J.L. (2022). Changes in college students’ health behaviors and substance use after a brief wellness intervention during COVID-19. Preventive Medicine Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101743 

von Klinggraeff, L., Dugger, R., Okely, A.D., Lubans, D., Jago, R., Burkart, S., Weaver, R.G., Armstrong, B., Pfledderer, C.D., Beets, M.W. (2022). Early-stage studies to larger-scale trials: Investigators’ perspectives on scaling-up childhood obesity interventions. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-00991-8

Pfledderer, C.D., Gren, L.H, Metos, J., Brusseau, T.A., O’Toole, K., Buys, S.B., Daly, M., & Frost, C.J. (2021). Mothers’ diet and family income predict daughters’ healthy eating. Preventing Chronic Disease, 18(24). http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200445

Bryant, L., Burson, S., Fisher, J., Killian, C., Mulhearn, S., Nesbitt, D., Pfledderer, C.D., & Castelli, D. (2021). Evidence supporting the essential components of physical education as a measure of quality. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2021.1883505

Michael, S., Wright, C., Woods, A.M., van der Mars, H., Brusseau, T.A., Stodden, D.F., Burson, S., Fisher, J., Killian, C., Mulhearn, S., Nesbitt, D., & Pfledderer, C.D. (2021). Rationale for the essential components of physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.  https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2020.1854427

Burns, R.D., Bai, Y., Pfledderer, C.D., Brusseau, T.A., & Byun, W. (2020). Movement-based behaviors and perceived loneliness and sadness within Alaskan adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), 6866. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186866

Burns, R.D., Colotti, T.E., Pfledderer, C.D., Fu, Y., Bai, Y., & Byun, W. (2020). Familial factors associating with youth physical activity using a national sample. Children, 7(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/children7070079

Burns, R.D., Bai, Y., Byun, W., Colotti, T.E.,  Pfledderer, C.D., Kwon, S. & Brusseau, T.A. (2020). Bidirectional relationships of physical activity and gross motor skills before and after summer break: Application of a cross-lagged panel model. Journal of Sport and Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.07.001

Burns, R.D., Fu, Y., Bai, Y., Pfledderer, C.D., & Brusseau, T.A. (2019). Parent engagement and support, physical activity, and academic performance (PESPAAP): A proposed theoretical model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4698. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234698

Burns, R.D., Pfledderer, C.D., & Brusseau, T.A. (2019). Active transport, not device use, associates with self-reported school week physical activity achievement in adolescents. Behavioral Sciences, 9, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9030032

Pfledderer, C. D., Burns, R. D., & Brusseau, T. A. (2019). Association between access to electronic devices in the home environment and cardiorespiratory fitness in children. Children, 6, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/children6010008